9 November

Facebook could have said: “Here’s a tool for you to create hashes of anything you’re afraid someone might post in revenge. Send us the hashes and if we see matching posts we’ll evaluate their content then and take them down if needed.”

Al Capone theory: People who engage in sexual harassment are also likely to steal, plagiarize, embezzle, etc. These are the actions of someone who feels entitled to other people’s ideas, bodies, money [newyorker.com]

18 November

That goes further than a misunderstanding brought on by an unfamiliarity with social interactions. That’s bigotry. And autism doesn’t cause bigotry, yet here he is, blaming it all on the world’s favorite cognitive boogeyman.

23 November

Clicked an openꓸspotifyꓸcom link on my laptop, Spotify playing on the desktop instantly changed tracks. (I’d have liked a confirmation step but) That UX runs circles around Apple and doesn’t even use any kind of direct local-network connection.

BREAKING: American Airlines says computer glitch allowed all pilots to take vacation over Christmas week. Now union says thousands of flights are in jeopardy of cancellation. Americans says they’re offering 1.5x pay for pilots to fill in and expect to resolve the issue.